Constables, marshals, and more : forgotten offices in Texas law enforcement by Rubenser, Lorie, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Becoming a Texas peace officer -- Legal issues -- Constables -- Railroad police -- Racing Commission -- Cattle brand inspectors -- University police -- Fire marshal -- City marshal -- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission -- Bailiffs -- Game wardens -- District attorney/county attorney investigators -- Conclusion.…”
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Great Jerusalem Artichoke Circus : the Buying and Selling of the Rural American Dream. by Amato, Joseph A.

Table of Contents: “…Folding up the Tent; 8. The County Attorney and His Investigator; 9. The Lost Covenant; Conclusion: The Planets Went Astray; Chronology; AEFS Organizational Structure; Notes; Sources; Index.…”
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Shadow and light : an autobiography : with reminiscences of the last and present century by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar

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Written in blood : the history of Fort Worth's fallen lawmen. Volume 1, 1861-1909 by Selcer, Richard F.

Table of Contents: “…(December 22, 1906)Chapter 9 Police Officer Hamil Scott & County Attorney Jefferson McLean (March 22, 1907); Chapter 10 Police Officers Dick Howell & Oscar Montgomery (April 11, 1908); Chapter 11 Police Officer William Addison Campbell(August 12, 1909); Conclusion: The End of the Trail; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X, Y, Z.…”
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Skull in the ashes : murder, a gold rush manhunt, and the birth of circumstantial evidence in America by Kaufman, Peter

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